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Genealogy & Local History
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Ancestry Library Edition
Available in-library only. – Genealogy, family trees and family history records online.
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Family Search
Search for a deceased ancestor in historical records to uncover vital information from their life.
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HeritageQuest Online
Census records 1790-1930, family and local histories, Freedman’s Bank and more.
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Newspaper Source Plus
Includes 1,000+ full-text newspapers, as well as 913,000 television and radio news transcripts.
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NewspaperARCHIVE
Access to newspaper titles (now covering all 50 states!) dating back as far as the 1800s, with search results presented in original format/context.
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NewspaperARCHIVE
Including Menasha-specific titles – Local area newspaper titles.
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Newspapers.com Library Edition – World Collection
Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s-2000s containing thousands of well-known regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries.
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Oshkosh City Directories
Discover historic Oshkosh’s prominent people and local businesses. Each directory contains surnames, businesses, street directories and more. Some years include county coverage. Digitization funding came from an Alberta Kimball Foundation grant.
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Recollection Wisconsin
Sharing our Stories. Exploring our Past. Discover photos, maps, books, artifacts, oral histories and more from dozens of Wisconsin communities.
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University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Digitized letters, diaries, reminiscences, speeches, photographs, oral history tapes, manuscripts and maps.